What Were The Effects Of Residential Schools In 1800-1900's
Aboriginal people have had to suffer through many different experiences and social determinants over the years, one of them being Residential schools, which has added to many other issues and arising problems. Starting early 1800-1900’s, kids were taken from their families and forced to attend these schools. There were a variety of the schools across Canada. The schools were government funded, and run through churches, where priests and nuns taught; some of the teachers were hardly educated themselves. Families were told that their children must attend these schools, because of the Indian Act that had been implemented, or the family members would be arrested or suffer greater consequences. That day would come when their kids were forcibly ripped from their homes, and the parents were left thinking their children were generally in good hands and getting the education that would
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Overcrowding would cause a huge amount of disease and illness within these schools. “The food at many schools was rotten and substandard; malnourishment and hunger were common. Inadequate clothing or poorly heated buildings resulted in children being frequently cold. Many children reported receiving inadequate medical attention when ill or injured. The dependence of funding on full enrolments encouraged residential schools to admit even children who were ill, a practice that exposed previously healthy children to infection. Many aboriginal children at the residential schools became seriously ill; e.g., one well-publicized report noted that 25% of students died during outbreaks of tuberculosis.” (Residential Schools: Impact on Aboriginal Students' Academic and Cognitive Development, 2006). There was a lack of resources, and ventilation which led to mould and that would make the kids really sick. “So far, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission has determined that
Overcrowding would cause a huge amount of disease and illness within these schools. “The food at many schools was rotten and substandard; malnourishment and hunger were common. Inadequate clothing or poorly heated buildings resulted in children being frequently cold. Many children reported receiving inadequate medical attention when ill or injured. The dependence of funding on full enrolments encouraged residential schools to admit even children who were ill, a practice that exposed previously healthy children to infection. Many aboriginal children at the residential schools became seriously ill; e.g., one well-publicized report noted that 25% of students died during outbreaks of tuberculosis.” (Residential Schools: Impact on Aboriginal Students' Academic and Cognitive Development, 2006). There was a lack of resources, and ventilation which led to mould and that would make the kids really sick. “So far, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission has determined that